The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $350,000 civil penalty against Amazon.com for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations. FAA alleges Amazon offered to United Parcel Service (UPS) a package with a one-gallon container of “Amazing! LIQUID FIRE,” for transportation by air from Louisville, Ky., to Boulder, Colo.

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About AeroSpaceNews.com

AeroSpaceNews.com was launched in July 1997, making it the first online aerospace news site and true pioneer of internet news publication. The editor and publisher (same guy) is a former staff photojournalist at industry leader Flight International Magazine.

He has also served as staff AeroSpace Expert at KFWB Newsradio, contributed multiple cover stories to Aviation Week and Space Technology, along with on-camera and behind the scenes expertise to programs on the Military Channel, the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel.